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The D-Code team in Silicon Valley got an opportunity to hear from Rebeca Hwang, Co-Founder of YouNoodle. She spoke about managing your team, and why is it important – here are some takeaways I got from the session. I hope it benefits you too. It is a common misconception that you need a great, earth-changing …

The D-Code Silicon Valley group had the pleasure of meeting with Jacques Hebert, from Mother Jones, an independant print+web publication on US politics and news. I took the opportunity to ask him for tips on getting your startup noticed by the media. I already knew the answer for Malaysian media, and wondered if it applied …

I visited San Francisco recently, for two weeks, and I am absolutely blown away by how different the culture is here compared to Malaysia, even our capital Kuala Lumpur. San Fran is so culturally advanced in so many ways, and it’s just one of the hundreds of cities in the States. For example: Admittedly I’ve …

Have you ever heard the stories behind successful startups and felt that it’s just so unbelievable that all the parts just seemed to fall into place? I’ve heard quite a few amazing stories (Tony Fernandez, AirAsia; Richard Branson, Virgin Group; Marc Zuckerberg, Facebook) and have always wished that it would be so awesome if I …

We’ve all been there. You meet a stranger somewhere or bump into an old friend, and the first thing you get asked is “what do you do?”. Chances are, you’ll say something along the lines of: – I’m a software programmer – I sell (insert product name) – I’m working for (company name), we sell …